Mike Maturen

Michael A. Maturen (; born September 9, 1964) is an American political activist best known for his candidacy for president of the United States as the nominee of the American Solidarity Party in the 2016 United States presidential election.

Life and career Maturen was born in Saginaw, Michigan in 1964 and was adopted into a Catholic family. He attended Douglas MacArthur High School, attended Central Michigan University where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in psychology with a minor in journalism, and, in 2002, Maturen graduated from the Minnesota Graduate School of Theology. As of 2016, Maturen worked as a salesperson and part-time magician.

In 2012, he wrote and published a weekly devotional book entitled A New Dawn: Weekly Wisdom From Everyday Life.

Presidential campaign and political positions

Maturen was the presidential nominee for the American Solidarity Party. Maturen is opposed to abortion and capital punishment. He refers to himself as "WHOLE life...not just anti-abortion". He supports the Christian democratic concepts of solidarity and subsidiarity.

Ballot status

Electoral votes: 9 (332 with write-ins)

Ballot access: Colorado

Write-in access: Alabama, California, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin

Endorsements Peter Lawler, Roman Catholic political scientist Mark P. Shea, Roman Catholic apologist